AuthorTopic: Gimme Some Truth boxset - did they cut the right songs? (Read 2494 times)

I've steered clear of buying John Lennon's solo work on the basis of why would you want to listen to music your dad listens to?

But, knowing that this can sometimes be a mistake (as I have found in a few other cases), I recently bought the Gimme Some Truth boxset. If you're not familiar with it, it compiles most of John's solo work. It misses out most of the live recordings, demos and late 60s experimental recordings, as well as anything written solely by Yoko.

Apart from that, the following songs are not included:

It's So HardDo the OzAttica StateThe Luck of the IrishJohn SinclairAngelaAisumasen (I'm Sorry)One Day (At a Time)Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)Nutopian International AnthemI Know I KnowGoing Down on LoveHelp Me to Help Myself(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess

Possibly there might be other obscure recordings not included - that's just based on a skim through Wikipedia.

So, my question is: do you think I am missing much if I don't buy any further Lennon CDs?

Two VirginsLife With The LionsWedding AlbumLive Peace In TorontoJohn Lennon / Plastic Ono BandImagineSome Time In New York CityMind GamesWalls And BridgesRock'n'RollShaved FishDouble FantasyJohn Lennon CollectionMilk And HoneyLive In New York CityMenlove AveImagine (OST)John Lennon Anthology 4 CDsAcousticThe U.S. vs. John LennonSignature Box only because of the Home Tapes Double Fantasy Stripped Down

I should probably clarify, though, that I'm not really looking for advice about whether to buy Gimme Some Truth. I've already bought it, so its too late for that.

I'm not really bothered about the fact that there are some Lennon songs that I'm missing, unless they are particularly good songs.

Question is, how highly do you rate the songs I listed in the OP? Or, would you argue that I'm missing something if I listen to tracks from Double Fantasy without the Yoko songs? Or maybe you're of the view that I should think about getting one of the live albums?

nimrod

I've steered clear of buying John Lennon's solo work on the basis of why would you want to listen to music your dad listens to?

But, knowing that this can sometimes be a mistake (as I have found in a few other cases), I recently bought the Gimme Some Truth boxset. If you're not familiar with it, it compiles most of John's solo work. It misses out most of the live recordings, demos and late 60s experimental recordings, as well as anything written solely by Yoko.

Apart from that, the following songs are not included:

It's So HardDo the OzAttica StateThe Luck of the IrishJohn SinclairAngelaAisumasen (I'm Sorry)One Day (At a Time)Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)Nutopian International AnthemI Know I KnowGoing Down on LoveHelp Me to Help Myself(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess

Possibly there might be other obscure recordings not included - that's just based on a skim through Wikipedia.

So, my question is: do you think I am missing much if I don't buy any further Lennon CDs?

Cheers,Barry.

no I dont think your missing much at all Barry, btw I looked this set up on wiki and it always makes me laugh when I see 'produced by Yoko Ono'